Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-01-21
TERRITORIAL. IIE.lS.

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The Canadian Pacific is having Il
new iron steamer built for the Sound
passenger trade.
The Indian school 1T the Simcoc
agency OF the Yakima reservation
contains 125 pupils.
The Tacoma evening Telegraph an
n"uncc> it, OWN death, aitci Il bright,
existence of four months.
C"lfax is To have IL new c, ll'gc. The
building is to hc an imposing editice
Of brick, and will cost ahuu; $4,000.
f. X. Leaming'S peanut venture i'll
Yakima county Wa :" prV.ltahl" last
wear that he Will increase the acreage
the coming season.
The sch""ncr Hoid Of OI,ons made
the astonishing fast time Of - hours
from San Francisco bar to Shoalwatcr
bar, on her last trip.
The Tacoma Land company has
driven 1000 piles at the heal of Com
mcnccmcnt bay, with the purpose OF
building ii sca-wall and retaining
the tidcilats.
An ordinary prunc tree in full bear
hearing will produce 800 pounds OF
fruit In a country whcr, fruit is 50
abundant as it is here, fruit dricrs and
canncries would pay divid, ads.
Exchanges from all part: Of the Ter
ritory report better times, general
resumption of prosperity and steady
growth. This is better than boom
for it bctokcns Il prosperous future i'll
stead OF IL relapse.
Four OF the crew OF the life-saving
station at North Cove, under Captain
John Brown, quit the service upon
short notice. The ca,lsr Of their de-
parturc Is the low wages paid by the
Govcrnmcnt-Sl0 per mon'h.
Mr.. +. Grcary, one of .hc owners
and navigators OF the sloup Olympia
who left Seattle with hi, sloup last
summer for Alaska, was knocked
overheard by the boom striking him
on December s, and drowned.
Charles Nicoll, II native OF CLYDE
Nova Scotia, aged 81 years, wa.
drowned in the Pillchuck river on tn,
lst inst, by the upsctting of cano,
while attempting To cross the river
Nicoll was ii logger, His body has beer
recovered.
The vast importance of Puget Sound
can he realized best 10y rejecting thai
there are only two ether ports in tn,
United States where more occan-goins
vessels come and 60. The poss5ilitic.
of such Il body of water and its chic
city no man can forctcll.
4 new departure has been made il
the rules of the L. :. Pcnitcntiary at
McNcil's island. Every person brought
to this island under sentence now ha.
the right side of the hair on the head
shaved oil, while the left II lie is above,
to remain in its normal state.
The Tacoma mill COMPANY received
IL dispatch the other day from San
Francisco, asking if 500Oo0 ties coul,
be furnished on short notice. Tn,
company answered III the affirmative
and it is expected that Il steamship
will arrive shortly for the cargo.
Arthur NJ. White, appointed In
spcctor Of Customs in this district h,
cX-Collcctor II. +. Beech :, has beer
removed 10y Collector Brooks. Hi
place on the steamer Goo. T.. Starr il
now filled by +. L. Boyd oi Port Town
send, recently appointed us lnspccto
of Customs.
Columbus Ky-wan-ah, an Indian
has filed on II piece Of land in tn,
Big Bottom, Lewis county. He has re
sided on the property since July
1861, and has SO acres cleared, q
slashcd, and good hotsc and out
buildings. The value oi all he con
siders to be $4,000.
The Whatcom Lake coal mine ha
again been bonded, this time for 500,
600. The gentleman who holds til,
prospect in bond bears good letter.
from prominent Canadians, and Their
is hope that he will be able to secur
the aid of capitalists in developing TIN
vein, which is over thirteen feet thick
A North Yakima dispatch to TIN
Walla Walla Journal Of Jan. Is, SAYS
The water in the Yakima is rising rap
idly. Two spans of the bridge ut tn
fifth crossing have been carried away
also the new county bridge at Cle-clum
The boom Of Tom Johnson's big 10,
drive is broken. johnson is IL North
crn Pacific contractor. His loss i
severe.
1t is reported that john J. Mctzgcr
Il Pennsylvania Dutchman, is to b
Chief Justice Greencs successor. III,
is said to be an able lawyer and an up
right man, who has filled many pos
itons of trust in Pennsylvania. Hon
Sam Randall is said TO be pulling 70
him, in fact made special visit t,
the President to ask his appointment
as Il special favor.
The decision Of the Secretary oi tn
Interior against the Northern Paciii
Railroad Railroad in the Riddle cas-
involving piece of land in the Wall
Walla land district settles nothing
really new, as the tract of land il
question just happens to be south G
the outside of the terminal limits c
the company's grant, and opposite t
which the company has not constructe
: its line.
: The loss of the ship Hdrrey Nh.
says a Seattle paper, which four
dered off Cape Flattery recently
is an illustration of mans gree
for gold. Those who loaded he
in Seattle say she had no shift
ing-boards i'll her, and that prof.
ably her cargo shifted and threw tn
vessel on beam-cnds, thus necessitatin
the cutting away of her masts. A fe,
dollars expended in boards to kee
the cargo in position would probabl
have saved the ship and lives OF all O
board.
John Russell, one of the workmen a
Hunts camp, near Eagle Gorge, Will
at work last week was badly crushe
by the falling OF rock weighing abou
ton. He lay under the heavy weigh
some time before the men could extr